Thumb-guard for razors.



W. S. HYDE.

THUMB GUARD FOR RAZORS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1914.

l l3? 9?6@ Patented May 4, 1915.

W 5. Hyde 6% I wmfiwaii THE. NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON.r\

VTALTER S. HYDE, 0F PRINEVILLE, ORE G011.

THUMB-GUARD FOR RAZORS.

Application filed September 1, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VALTER S. HYDE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Prineville, inthe county of Crook and State of Oregon, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Thumb-Guards for Razors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and effectige thumbguard for use on the tang of a razor to prevent the thumb or a finger ofthe hand holding the razor from becoming sore and tender in the constantuse of. the razor.

The invention comprehends, among other features, the provision of adevice preferably formed of a single piece of stamped metal and whichcan be readily applied to the razor as a guard or protector for thethumb.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a razor showing my deviceapplied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view takenthrough the tang of the razor showing the device applied therto; andFig. 3 is a perspective view of the device on its under side.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a razor 10 havingthe usual tang 11 formed with the blade 12 and having the usual handle13 arranged to swing thereon. The guard or protector consists of acurved body 14: having longitudinal edges 15 adapted to bear against thesides of the tang, said body at one end being formed to provide a lip 16and at the other end having a longitudinally extending tongue 17 which,bent upon itself, has its inner end forming a second lip 18. The face ofthe body 14 can be provided with a series of serrations 19, although itwill be readily understood that the said face of the body can be leftsmooth if desired.

In the use of the guard or protector the same is applied to the tang 11to lie between the blade 12 and handle 13, with the longitudinal edges15 of the body 14 bearing Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

Serial No. 859,681.

against the sides of the tang and the lips 16 and 19 adapted to extendinto a plurality of the series of serrations 20 which are found on thetang of a razor, thus holding the body rigidly upon the tang so that thebody will extend longitudinally of the tang and have the tongue 17thereof projecting toward the handle to lie between the inner ends ofthe two parts of the usual handle of the razor. When the razor isgrasped in the hand for use the thumb is placed against the face of thebody and on account of the peculiar curvature of the body and theadditional surface against which the thumb bears, it will be apparentthat the razor can be more firmly gripped and the thumb prevented frombecoming sore or calloused when the razor is placed in use, whereas thethumb is furthermore prevented from slipping, as would otherwise be thecase if the gard or protector were not used and the thumb placeddirectly against the narrow smooth edge of the tang.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the device describedis of a simple construction and in view of the fact that it is formed ofa single piece of metal can be readily stamped from sheet material andcheaply manufactured. It will also be seen that the same can be readilyapplied to the tang of a razor and as readily removed therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. As a new'article of manufacture, a guard or protector for a razorcomprising a body formed of a single piece of material, with itslongitudinal edges adapted to bear against the sides of the serratedtang of the razor, a lip projecting from one end of the body, a tongueprojecting from the other end of the body, and a second lip formed withthe inner end of the tongue, the said tongue being adapted to lie alongan edge of the tang and the said lips adapted to bear against theserrations on the tang of the razor.

2. A protector for a razor having a serrated tang formed with the bladeand having the handle of the razor connected thereto, comprising acurved body for attachment to the tang, a tongue projecting from one Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature end of the body, a lip on theother end of in presence of tWo Witnesses.

the body, and a second lip projecting from WALTER S HYDE the tongue,with the said tongue and body extending longitudinally of the tang andWitnesses: said lips bearing against the serrations M. R. ELLIOTT,

thereon. D. E. BLANOHARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. G.

